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Setting

Get/Set Method

Return Value
or
<Value>
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<OnFlag>

Comment

Move components by dragging

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAssemblyAllowComponentMoveByDragging)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAssemblyAllowComponentMoveByDragging, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to move assembly components by dragging them or using the Move with Triad and Move Component tools

Prompt before changing mate alignments on edit

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPromptForAutoMateFlip)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPromptForAutoMateFlip, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to prompt before automatically flipping a mate to avoid errors

Save new components to external files

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveNewComponentToExternalFile)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swSaveNewComponentToExternalFile, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to save new components to external files

Update model graphics when saving files

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAssemblyUpdateModelGraphicsWhenSavingFiles)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAssemblyUpdateModelGraphicsWhenSavingFiles, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to update model graphics when saving files

Large assemblies - Use Large Assembly Mode to improve performance whenever working with an assembly containing more than this number of components (checkbox)

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeEnabled)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeEnabled, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to activate large assembly mode

Large assemblies - Use Large Assembly Mode to improve performance whenever working with an assembly containing more than this number of components (listbox)

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swLargeAsmModeThreshold)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swLargeAsmModeThreshold, <Value>)

Integer value

 

Large assemblies - When Large Assembly Mode is active - Do not save auto recover info

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeAutoRecover)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeAutoRecover, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically save model information after specified number of changes

Large assemblies - When Large Assembly Mode is active - Hide all planes, axes, sketches, curves, annotations, etc.

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeHideAllItems)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeHideAllItems, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to hide all planes, axes, sketches, curves, annotations, etc.

Large assemblies - When Large Assembly Mode is active - Do not display edges in shaded mode

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeUseHLREdgesInShaded)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeUseHLREdgesInShaded, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to use HLR edges in shaded mode

Large assemblies - When Large Assembly Mode is active - Do not rebuild when switching to assembly window

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeDismissAutoUpdate)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeDismissAutoUpdate, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to rebuild when switching to the assembly window

Large assemblies - Use Large Design Review whenever working with an assembly containing more than this number of components

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeLargeDesignReview)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeLargeDesignReview, <OnFlag>)

 

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swLargeAsmModeLargeDesignReviewThreshhold)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swLargeAsmModeLargeDesignReviewThreshhold, <Value>)

Boolean value

 

 

 

Integer value

Specifies whether to automatically use Large Design Review based on the number of components in the assembly; see swLargeAsmModeLargeDesignReviewThreshhold

 

Specifies the minimum number of components in an assembly for automatically using Large Design Review

Large assemblies - When Large Design Review is active: - Automatic check and update all components

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeAutoCheckUpdateAllComponents)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLargeAsmModeAutoCheckUpdateAllComponents, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically check and update all components when Large Design Review is active

Envelope Components - Automatically load lightweight

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLoadEnvelopeLightweight)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLoadEnvelopeLightweight, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically load envelope components in lightweight mode

Envelope Components - Load read-only

ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLoadEnvelopeReadOnly)

ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swLoadEnvelopeReadOnly, <OnFlag>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to load envelope components in read-only mode

 



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